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A North -American military aircraft carried by a group of Indian migrants landed in India early Wednesday morning as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda, a United States Transport Command official confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Departure also reported that India is the farthest destination that a military aircraft has flown For deportations Under Trump’s administration.

According to the officer, the C-17 aircraft flew from Miramar yesterday near San Diego, and landed in Amritsar, north of India, around 3:30 ET. The aircraft carried between 104 and 205 national and marked the first time Washington authorized a military aircraft for deportations In IndiaAccording to Reuters.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump have largely discussed immigration problems since Trump took office. The White House confirmed that Trump has invited Modi to come and visit next week.

A North -American military aircraft deporting illegal Indian immigrants to Amritsar, India, on February 5, 2025. (Dnan Abidi)

Modi of India talks to the President “Dear friend” Trump in the midst of the hopes of following the ties

According to the Pew Research Center, there are about 725,000 Indians who have been illegally residing in the United States since 2022, marking India as the third higher source of United States illegal immigration After Mexico and El Salvador.

An Indian immigrant deported from the United States is in a police vehicle when they leave the airport in Amritsar, India, on February 5, 2025. (Dnan Abidi)

Trump says he has not changed his mind about H-1B visas, while the debate is angry within the Maga coalition

Indian nationals often arrive in the United States through H-1B visas, a foreign workers’ visa that allows American businessmen to hire foreign workers. Some Trump supporters have answered this legal entry path.

The President, however, rejected worries about immigration after having a “productive call” last month that he focused on “expanding and deepening cooperation.”

People see a United States military aircraft arriving in Amritsar, India, on February 5, 2025. (Dnan Abidi)

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“We have a very good relationship with India,” Trump told the Air Force journalists after his call with Modi.

The President continued to express confidence that India “will do what is correct.”

Kyra Colah and Fox News Reuters contributed to this report.